11.21.2006
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11.21.2006Help on the way for "BlackBerry Thumb"
If you've been sufffering from a sore thumb lately AND are an excessive BlackBerry user, welcome to the growing list of people with the "BlackBerry Thumb" syndrome. There is a ray of hope, however, which does not involve you junking your favorite gadget. The Hyatt hotels of North America have launched the BlackBerry Balm hand massage in response to their growing list of business clientele complaining of this malady. The 30-minute massage is available in most of the N.A. spas and uses a specially made BlackBerry Balm to relieve the pain. You shell out $30 for the massage that focuses on counteracting tension on various hand and arm muscles, specifically in the thumbs and overworked wrists. Worthwhile checking it out if you happen to be at a Hyatt. But better still, go easy on your PDAs folks, prevention is way, way better than cure. Via Medgadget. Posted by kanchana
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11.21.2006Mathmos Mellt
You wait six months for one Mathmos product, and then three come along at once. Like Thaw and Float, Melt continues the candlelight theme that was devised as a design competition open to all. Basically, a "send in your design and if it's good we'll make it" deal. Unfortunately, Melt is the least imaginative of the project so far. It has the appearance of melted wax without all the fun: making little canyons for the wax to run down, or covering your fingertips and imagining committing untraceable crimes. Their fried egg demo doesn't help things either...
Available in three colours, in packs of two, for £10/$25 from Mathmos. Posted by Stuart
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11.21.2006Knoll introduces three new Imago designs
Knoll textiles has introduced three new designs, Whisper, Zen and Allure to their Imago lines of fabrics held between sheets of resin, as reported in the New York Times. The fabrics are sold in sheets and have different opacities and can be used as wall paneling, room dividers, or room accents. Imago is perfect for city apartment living. With it, you can create individual spaces without losing light. 4’ x 8’ sheets run from $480 - $1,472, depending upon pattern and thickness. Posted by Ray
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11.21.2006Joystick Necklace: accessories for geeks
Show your geek pride. Old skool games rock and now you can take a bit of that old skool cool with you wherever you go. This Joystick Necklace is not fully functional. The .5”x.75”x.5" charm is only meant for ornamentation, but what you lose in playing power you definitely gain in appearance. Posted by Katherine
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11.21.2006DVD Jon comes back with DoubleTwist
DVD Jon is all over the news, again. Where his team once hacked the encryption that prevented copying DVDs this time his sights are set on stop-gap software that will remove a large barrier to the digital rights game. DoubleTwist Ventures has picked up Jon Johansen to help develop code that will enable competing players to sidestep the restrictions that Apple has placed on who is allowed to play in the iTunes playground. As an example, DoubleTwist could develop a new driver that makes a Zune or iRiver mp3 player appear to be an iPod when plugged into a computer. With this new driver iTunes would be able to copy music to all kinds of nonstandard devices. By licensing firmware updates from DoubleTwist competing manufacturers would also be able to make mp3 players wholly compatible with downloads from the iTunes store. Increased competition in the MP3 marketplace will lead to lower prices for consumers... and the losers will be those companies who insist on shackling their users with any type of digital rights management. DoubleTwist claims that their software fixes are both difficult for Apple to block, and is currently trying to license their software to other companies. As the software modifies the devices, and not the locked downloaded content, Apple will have a difficult time forcing Hacker Jon's code into oblivion. Word on the street is that we can look for enabled devices in the first quarter of 2007. Posted by Johnny
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